Focus on Acting:

We have a series of three acting courses: Drama 151, 152, 153 Acting. The approach is gently rigorous. As teachers of acting, Tony Doupe' and Chris Fisher approach the students with respect. We believe that collaboration is more important than competition and that the best acting training focuses on strengths rather than weaknesses. We will introduce you to a variety of different techniques and philosophies, so in your actor's toolbox you'll have both range and depth of strategies for stage and camera.

Next in the sequence of acting courses is Drama 155: Acting for Television and Film. This course builds on the basic acting skills you've gained to teach the specific techniques of working and auditions for the camera.

Drama 156, 157: Acting, Writing and Directing for the Camera, is an introductory course that puts your acting skills together with camera operators and screenwriters to write, rehearse and shoot short videos.

Drama 295: Improvisation and Drama 231: Children's Theater Production will add critical skills to your repertoire.

Drama 221: Career Planning and Auditioning will be invaluable for your transition from school to career. In this course students make 5 and 10-year plans, build networking with businesses, production companies and theaters, and practice interviewing and auditioning techniques.

*At any point as you study acting at SCC, you have the opportunity to put your growing skills to work in our quarterly stage and film productions by auditioning for Drama 207, 208, 209 Theatrical Production, and Drama 203: Experimental Theater. Our theater and film productions are the keystone training of the program.